On Christmas day we spent time in Port Chalmers. The sail away was beautiful with fine weather – very different from the last time we were there when the peninsula was covered with fog and visibility was nil! The scenery was gorgeous – blue skies and this group of...
I made this recipe for my husband’s birthday last week. It was a trial of a new recipe, and the end result was delicious. Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onion Dip This recipe was taken from the Australian Women’s Weekly Italian cookbook. As usual, I didn’t have the right...
I was out for most of the day, and I arrived home with my spiffy-looking hair to find Bella waiting at the door for me to let her inside. That’s not unusual, but what was out-of-the-ordinary was the body lying beside her. Now, I know Bella gets a little irked at the...
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of World War 1. Earlier this year, Mr Munro and I visited Flander’s Fields in Belgium. It was a sobering and emotional experience seeing Tyne Cot, the Commonwealth war cemetery, and also the Menin Gate Memorial. There are so...
I’ve been looking for a cracker recipe for ages – something to eat with cheese or to serve with a dip. This is one of Annabel Langbein’s recipes. I’ve made it several times now and the end result is always good. These are moreish! They’re also very easy to make....
Signs that summer and Christmas are really on the way… 1. Some of our native pohutukawa trees have burst into flower. The trees growing near the sea have started to flower and the others closer to our home should start flowering soon. The pohutukawa tree is known as...
Red Velvet cake seems to be everywhere I look at the moment--at a friend’s birthday party, at one of the cafes I visit in order to write and on my favorite television cooking shows. I’m a recent convert to the Red Velvet cake, and I remember where I sampled my first...
As my age advances, I’ve started on the road to a handbag obsession. I’m almost frightened to admit it, since Mr. Munro will read this blog and use my admission as evidence to hold against me at a later date. I own four bags at present – a black Guess bag, a pink...
These red rabbits were part of the sculpture trail at the local Budhist temple. I loved the contrast of the red and green though I nearly fell over at the price. They wanted $700 for these little rabbits. Later today, at 12:00 pm, I'm over at Coffee Thoughts Blog...
